2 Maccabees 8:26
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
for it was the day before the sabbath, and therefore they would no longer pursue them.
Greek · Brenton
Ἦν γὰρ ἡ πρὸ τοῦ σαββάτου, διʼ ἥν αἰτίαν οὐκ ἐμακροθύμησαν κατατρέχοντες αὐτούς.